Cyril J. Michael's Musings

Tuesday, 11 September 2012

Tantalizing Tuesday is all about writing 200 word Tantalizing Teasers, inspired
by a personal picture prompt to post on Tuesdays. The emphasis is on having fun,
pictures can be anything that takes our fancy. I hope you enjoy what we have to
offer.

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I didn’t know what made me
step into the tattoo parlour, I’d never wanted one. In fact I’d always found
them to be distasteful. Truth be told I walked by this old building every day
and this was the first time I’d noticed the fantastic renovations. The
converted factory was rather attractive and the interior was austere without
being stark, a mixture of sterile and fashionable. There was only one person in
the large shop and he gave me a welcoming smile. “So you’ve decided today is
the day?” I frowned at the odd turn of phrase. I didn’t know what to say or do
and just stood there speechless. The other man seemed to smile even wider and I
was a little disconcerted with the fact he looked rather cherubic for a
handsome young man. “Did you have a design in mind or would you rather choose
from my exclusive assortment?” He lifted a massive portfolio onto the high
counter and opened it to about the centre and turned it to face me. I flipped
the pages a few times, skimming the drawings. I was about to turn the page
again when a delicate blue swallow caught my attention.

Benson felt the walls closing in
around him and tried to take some deep breaths but it was too late. The panic
attack was in full bloom and all he could do was ride it out.

Penny found him sitting on the
bed, eyes glazed over and he was as white as a sheet. She stepped over to him
and set about tickling him. When he started laughing she encouraged him. “Come
on silly! The paper work is filled out and good to go. Time to jilt the bride,
right at the altar, for her brother.

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Tantalizing Tuesday is all about writing 200 word Tantalizing Teasers, inspired
by a personal picture prompt to post on Tuesdays. The emphasis is on having fun,
pictures can be anything that takes our fancy. I hope you enjoy what we have to
offer.

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Kranz
couldn’t believe the shit this freak was spouting. What was his problem and why
wasn’t anyone shutting the guy up?

What the heck was going on? Derric wouldn’t look him
straight in the eyes and the others were acting as if he’d just peed in the
punch bowl. All he’d done was told the annoying, muscle bound Jersey Shore
reject to leave his friend alone and suddenly the air seemed to get cold and
quiet. “Did you just challenge me?” The other vampire’s nasally accent seemed
to bounce around the room echoing off the walls and ringing in his ears.
“Challenge you . . . what are we playing dodge ball or something?”

Not waiting for a response Kranz walked out of the club
without a backward glance. This was just too strange to contemplate and his
head hurt. He’d been through too much in these last weeks to waste his time on
some smart ass. He needed to come to terms with his new existence and find out
where he fit in to this new world.

“Man, you can’t confront Horn and just walk off in front of
all those witnesses.” Derric had caught up and wasn’t happy.

Friday, 31 August 2012

Kranz watched Melaina’s face
tighten as she adjusted the binoculars. This was it, the fight was about to
finally begin and there was no turning back now. A glance at Derric showed both
the fear and the faith in his eyes. He truly believed in Kranz; believed in his
ability to protect them all and bring them safely into the new era. Kranz was
humbled to know that this whole group trusted him to protect them. So Kranz was neck
deep in vampire hostilities and politics and now the battle was on. He was
determined to save his new family.

He’d only been gone a few minutes
and there was a strange woman in bed with his lover. Domenic seemed to be
touching her in a professional manner after all, he was a chiropractor. Why had
she come to his bedroom and not his patient rooms next door? When Jed took an
angry step towards the bed a deep growl alerted him to the man in the corner.
Jed hadn’t noticed him or the two others with him. When Dom had tried to explain
how close the pack was Jed couldn’t comprehend it, now he was seeing the big
picture.

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Tantalizing Tuesday is all about writing 200 word Tantalizing Teasers, inspired
by a personal picture prompt to post on Tuesdays. The emphasis is on having fun,
pictures can be anything that takes our fancy. I hope you enjoy what we have to
offer.

"Free image courtesy of
FreeDigitalPhotos.net".

The haunting melody ripped through him. The sad tune
wafted through his subconscious, waking him from a solid slumber. It called to
his lonely soul as it echoed in the carnivorous room and through the winding
hallways of the large stone factory they currently called home. He shuffled
down the metal stairs, quietly so as not to disturb the performer and was
shocked to see his friend sitting at the large piano. Not wanting to be noticed
he propped himself against the wall and settled in to listen to the beautiful
music he had no idea Derric was capable of producing.

He had no idea how long he stood there transfixed by
the poignant harmonies. And then suddenly a melancholy tune almost felled him. Kranz
felt like a complete pansy ass! Here he was supposed to be a big strong leader
of this coven and a song had brought him to tears. Derric had a voice that
seemed to crawl into Kranz’s veins and pump through him. Derric was the
heartbeat Kranz was missing. However, he had done such a fabulous job guarding
himself from romantic entanglements that he had completely convinced the other
man they had no future together.

The Sister

Peter felt like a dick but he wanted
his sister gone. He hated keeping secrets but his family wouldn’t understand
about his relationship with his partner. Peter grew up in a conservative small
town. Rich was not happy sleeping on a friend’s couch. Peter tried to convince
his sister to stay in a hotel but she said she wanted to spend time with her
brother. She turned with a slight frown, “So mom said you had a boyfriend
living with you. Where are you hiding him and when can I meet him? I promised
to tell them all about him.”